No surprise here as crude heads back toward the $100 per barrel mark. The Baker Hughes Rig Count shows an uptick of four rigs to 1,753 rigs in the past week. Still the count is down 255 from a year ago.

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A Stanford professor discusses IPOs and innovation in a Q&A with Jon Xavier of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

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Oregon’s newest quick-charge stations for electric vehicles are up and running, completing the Oregon portion of the West Coast Electric Highway.
The new locations at a Southeast Portland Burgerville, Woodburn Elmer’s restaurant, Clackamas Town Center, Wilsonville Town Center, and Shari’s Restaurant in Keizer.
The West Coast Electric Highway is a tri-state initiative to advance EV adoption along the I-5 corridor from British Columbia to Baja, Calif., through an extensive network of quick-charge stations. When complete, it will span 1,300 miles with public quick-charge stations every 25 to 60 miles.